North CarolinaMecklenburg County
See how Mecklenburg County performed on our equity assessment of its ARPA Local Fiscal Recovery Fund investment strategy.
Total Equity Focused ARPA Funds
$159,279,089$159,279,089
Overall Score
High
Featured Case Study
North Carolina’s Mecklenburg County dedicated $790,413 in ARPA funds to the nonprofit She Built This City to expand its Women In Trades Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program, opening up more slots to expose women to family-supporting career pathways while providing wraparound supports including stipends, child care, laptops, and transportation.
ARPA Equity Assessment of Mecklenburg County, NC
Overall Equity Focus
HighWas racial and economic equity an explicit focus of the jurisdiction's ARPA investment strategy?
95% of locations met this criterion.81% of locations met this criterion.86% of locations met this criterion.Equity Decision Making Tools and Resources
HighAre equity tools, frameworks, and structures in place to support equitable investment project identification, design, and implementation?
38% of locations met this criterion.Mecklenburg County outlined three principles used in deciding which projects would continue to be supported by the ARPA Recovery plan, including if projects: 1) aligned explicitly to the needs of the community; 2) were able to demonstrate the capacity to track outcomes and disaggregate by race, gender, and age; and 3) met the goals of the Mecklenburg County Equity Action Plan.
24% of locations met this criterion.31% of locations met this criterion.The County established an Equity Action Plan which outlined goals to advance equity through infrastructure and tools, workforce equity, inclusive engagement, health equity, economic opportunity, and criminal justice.
51% of locations met this criterion.Mecklenburg County has an Office of Equity and Inclusion that works to provide access to resources, services, and opportunities that allow for inclusion and upward mobility for all residents.
31% of locations met this criterion.Mecklenburg County is implementing the Government Alliance on Racial Equity’s Racial Equity Toolkit to implement an equity lens throughout government decision-making as well as operationalizing equity efforts.
48% of locations met this criterion.72% of locations met this criterion.38% of locations met this criterion.Community Engagement
MiddleDid the jurisdiction engage community members in decision making about the ARPA funds, conduct targeted outreach to historically excluded communities, and implement strategies to reach underserved communities?
94% of locations met this criterion.64% of locations met this criterion.54% of locations met this criterion.Equitable Labor Practices
LowDoes the jurisdiction use best practices for ensuring public investments deliver family-supporting jobs to residents who have faced barriers to good jobs and economic prosperity?
36% of locations met this criterion.16% of locations met this criterion.70% of locations met this criterion.29% of locations met this criterion.11% of locations met this criterion.Equity Investments
HighDid the jurisdiction make investments that have the potential to advance equity by targeting the communities most harmed by the pandemic and addressing systemic inequities?
62% of locations met this criterion.71% of locations met this criterion.64% of locations met this criterion.82% of locations met this criterion.63% of locations met this criterion.81% of locations met this criterion.45% of locations met this criterion.33% of locations met this criterion.32% of locations met this criterion.64% of locations met this criterion.64% of locations met this criterion.31% of locations met this criterion.67% of locations met this criterion.56% of locations met this criterion.50% of locations met this criterion.Transparency & Accountability
HighDoes the jurisdiction set performance goals, collect data to monitor progress toward equitable outcomes, and provide the public with information about how funds are being used?
55% of locations met this criterion.70% of locations met this criterion.64% of locations met this criterion.75% of locations met this criterion.